nanoclaw-gmail: Skill for Claude Code

Add Gmail Integration

This skill adds Gmail support to NanoClaw — either as a tool (read, send, search, draft) or as a full channel that polls the inbox.

Phase 1: Pre-flight

Check if already applied

Check if src/channels/gmail.ts exists. If it does, skip to Phase 3 (Setup). The code changes are already in place.

Ask the user

Use AskUserQuestion:

AskUserQuestion: Should incoming emails be able to trigger the agent?

• Yes — Full channel mode: the agent listens on Gmail and responds to incoming emails automatically
• No — Tool-only: the agent gets full Gmail tools (read, send, search, draft) but won't monitor the inbox. No channel code is added.

Phase 2: Apply Code Changes

Ensure channel remote

git remote -v

If gmail is missing, add it:

git remote add gmail https://github.com/qwibitai/nanoclaw-gmail.git

Merge the skill branch

git fetch gmail main
git merge gmail/main || {
  git checkout --theirs package-lock.json
  git add package-lock.json
  git merge --continue
}

This merges in:

• src/channels/gmail.ts (GmailChannel class with self-registration via registerChannel)
• src/channels/gmail.test.ts (unit tests)
• import './gmail.js' appended to the channel barrel file src/channels/index.ts
• Gmail credentials mount (~/.gmail-mcp) in src/container-runner.ts
• Gmail MCP server (@gongrzhe/server-gmail-autoauth-mcp) and mcp__gmail__* allowed tool in container/agent-runner/src/index.ts
• googleapis npm dependency in package.json

If the merge reports conflicts, resolve them by reading the conflicted files and understanding the intent of both sides.

Add email handling instructions (Channel mode only)

If the user chose channel mode, append the following to groups/main/CLAUDE.md (before the formatting section):

## Email Notifications

When you receive an email notification (messages starting with `[Email from ...`), inform the user about it but do NOT reply to the email unless specifically asked. You have Gmail tools available — use them only when the user explicitly asks you to reply, forward, or take action on an email.